Parcel-post egg-carrier.



MAGKEB B'. WALLACE. PARCEL POST EGG renonnresr nes-ofinmnn.

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Speepcationof Letters Patent.

nq ipleaton filed ctober 22, 1913. Serial No. 796,527.

TQIaZZ, whom, may concern:

lis it known that I, MACKEE B. WVALLAon, n citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of San Francisco und 5 Stnte of California, have invented new und useful .improvements in Parcel-Post Egg- 'Ceirrerg Whioh the 'following is n speoiication.

nilhis invention relates to a parcel post egg carrier..

Theobjeot of the invention is to provide n. simple, snhstsntial, cheaply manufactured Wrapper r ceri r for each individual egg in a pnclnw'e7` nl en is so constructed that the package eontaining one or several of euch carriers ron-y he subjected to the rough est handling Without injuring the egg Within the carrier.

@tartiner objects will hereinafter appear. The invention consiste of the parte and the. construction sind combination ot' piu-ts :is hereinafter more i'nlly vdescribed and. cleiined,-heving reference to the accompony ing drawings, in Whichy Figure I is e perspective View oi the invention. Fig. 2 is n plan view showing the Wrapper unfolded. Fig. 3 is a. plan View showing the position of thewrapper et the time the ege" is inserted. Fig. e, shows the dish provided with lugs for retaining IH rapper. Fig. is n view oi? o the supporting disk showing n different forni lug.V Fig. 6 is :m end View' on? n. Wrapper :ind egg supporting disk. A

Refering to the drawings, A indicates n cardboard wie per hlenlred ont substantially shown lfi 2 end creased along the lines 3 to :o e it easily foldahle. Simultnneonsly i. 'the hlanliing and creasiizn-gn 4@ operation ,of upper and lower ree- -tenwnlensn ,sied slots e und 5 nre termed il) i near the and lower edges of the Wrapper. These provided for the purpose receiving ond i ortinfr peir of end seo tions or :i de, The dislrs are here iorrii eirouier in. lform and nre provided *with contini je i which ere just f rientiy large Je the ends of the egg. ie incn l 'the wrapper will thus f k `the mints of greatest 'engin in v i eenter et the outside Wren per ont, ofi cont. with the Wells of seine. preerred forni ofi Wrapper, which is .in Fife l sind 2, consists of .tive fold odge und bending the sei'tions z und :it right i angles to euch otheig as indicated in Fig. 3. A. pair ol' disks 6 and C@ nro then placed in position by inserting the edges oi. the disks through the upper and lower slots. The ogg is then placed in position between the disks, :is indicated in Fig. l, where the. ends of the egg project through the contini openings 7. The remaining sections of the wrapper c, d :ind f2 :ire then folded in position about the supporting disks S und G" und are here secured by lugs S.

By referring to Fig. 3 it will he seen that when iirstinserting the disks 6 und (in the,

lugs 8 project through oneI side of the slots in section 0,. The)7 ure retained in this posin tion until the wrapper is'conipletely folded und uro then turned into the position indicated in Fig. l, where the slant-ing edges S) ol the lugs 8 engage with the outer ends ot' the slots formed in sect-ion P, thus preventing the outer wrapper section iii-om un folding; The changing' of the position oi? the lugs 8 from one side of the slots to the other to re* tain the W upper when this .is folded is ne1` complishe'd by grasping any one o'l." the protruding edges of the disks i3 or o und turning the dish.v The outside. ivi-zipper rz. is sui iiciently larger than the to provide eonsiderahle space between the und the Walls of the Wrapper, the heilig held and supliiorted in the central position within the `wrapper by the disks und the central openings formed in same is thus held at n point Where it is least liable to breakage. i

By referring to i it- Wiii oe seen thzi' the disk 6 is provided with two projecting lugs 8 and that the 'wrapper in this instance only consists of four foldahle sections which :ire secured in position by the 8.

ln Fior. 5 another inodifientien is shown which .may be used in eonneetion with' the Wrappershown in n lin Fig. 8 a plein circular disk is' used without any lug'projections; the Wrapper in. this instance also consisting of four foldn able sections secured hy o gnn'nnedlabel l0.

The diierent forms of disks sind 'Wrappers here shown permit n eireuletion or nir around the egg et times, es oonfsidernhle speen is `f between .the

lill) and the main surrounding Wrapper. A Wrapper thus constructed may be placed in any suitable form of container, either singly or in quantities, and may be safely shipped through the mails as the egg is always contained out of Contact with the sides of the container and cannot be injured unless this is practically iiattenedout 'by outside pressure. The supporting dis rs (i and 6 practically prevent the carrier from being flattened out, as it Would become necessary to double the disks and tear the slots in lwhich they are retained before such iiattening action could take place. The egg is furthermore supported at the points of greatest strengths-nd when thus supported may be subjected to severe shocks Without breakage. A Wrapper constructed as here shown may be cheaply manufactured and can be quickly applied and takes no more space than the common form of egg crates nowin use.

The materials and finish of the several parts of the carrier may be such as experience and judgment of the manufacturer may dictate. Three sizes of holes in the disks will be suilicient to accommodate any size of eggs ordinarily Inet with.

Having thus described niy invention,

what l claim and desire to secure by Letters- `Patent isl. An individual egg carrier, comprising, an integral strip of material oldable to forni a rectangular case oii greater interior diameter and length than the diameter'and length respectively of the egg, and disks having central openings to receive the ends of the egg to thereby positively retain the periphery of the egg out of contact with the sides of the case, said disks having portions projecting outwardly from the outer side faces ot' the case and located intermediate the sides of the strip whereby the sides oi the strip project beyond the ends of the and tornrends Jfor the case which ends are each completely open and conn pletely encircle the and hold saine out Lie-Leve of contact with any support on which the ends olf the case may be placed.

2. An individual egg carrier consisting of an openable 'Wrap per Which encircles the egg sides and which has a series of spaced slots adjacent each end thereof, and a pail' of disks each having a single central'aperture, said disks being disposed at the respective ends of said Wrapper, each disk having a peripherally arranged lug which has an edge which is inclined radially of the disk, the peripheries of through the respective slots of vthe Wrapper, said disks being partially rotatable relative to the wrapper to enable the inclined edge of the lug to be brought to engage the outer face of one of the free side Walls of the wrapper at a point beyond the ends of the slots through which the lugs pass to hold the Wrapper..

3. An egg carrier consisting of an openable Wrapper which has a `series of spaced slots adjacent each end thereof, and a pair of disks each having an aperture, said disks being disposed at the respective ends of said wrapper, said disks having portions thereof. which extend through the respective slots ol the `wrapper and having their apertures .{dapted 'for the reception of the egg ends to hold the eggs against end'wise movement and out of enga gement with the inner side faces ofi the wrapper, said disks being rotatable relative to the wrapper, disks extending through the slots and having a portion located exteriorly of the wrapper adapted to engage the outer face of one ot the free ends of the Wrapper to hold saine against opening movement.

iIn testimony whereof l have'hereuntoset my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

Macken B. WALLen.

1Witnesses JOHN i.'HnaR1ne, nvlnn Sinnn'rr.

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